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Dokument

document

noun do-ku-MENT Less Common

Origin: from Latin documentum, 'lesson, proof'

Also means

file

Usage Note

Dokument is neuter and covers both paper records and computer files, as in ein Word-Dokument. The verb dokumentieren ('to document') comes from the same Latin root meaning 'proof' or 'lesson'.

Examples

"Bitte unterschreiben Sie das Dokument."

Natural Translation

Please sign the document.

Literal Translation

Please sign you the document.

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